Hi Guys quite a few of the older G5 iMacs had a problems with bulging and leaking capacitors, there used to be an Apple repair program for them but not sure if it is still available?
Regards Roger On Mon Jun 8 9:53 , Warwick Gaff <cappadonag...@virginbroadband.com.au> sent: >Can some one explain why the logic boards are failing in brand new iMacs >today. When looking for the upgrade to my G3 a few months back I was going >to buy a second hand G5 from ebay. There were heaps of iMacs out there going >for cheap ($50-$150) with this problem. Why? I've been put off gutting a G5 >now... Very happy with my G4 however. > >Regards > >Warwick Gaff > > >On 7/6/09 5:23 PM, "Mike Murray" mdmur...@bigpond.net.au> wrote: > >> Hi muggers >> >> Just to bring you up to date on my recent plea for help; my G5 iMac >> has been diagnosed with a logic board failure = a new imac. Gulp. So >> now we have a new 20 inch aluminium iMac. >> >> That's the second G5 iMac we've totalled in less than a year. I'm an >> avid fan of things Mac but this seems to be taking built in >> obsolescence too far. Both machines were about 3 1/2 years old, both >> cooked the logic boards. >> >> Only symptom...fans starting to fire up randomly; on reflection some >> components were obviously overheating. >> >> Moral of the story; backup every day and expect failure if you're >> still running a G5 iMac. >> >> Has anyone had success in pleading a case with Apple for some >> compensation? >> >> Mournfully, >> Mike >> >> Previous email... >>> Our sole remaining G5 iMac in the fleet has decided to play up. >>> >>> This morning when trying to wake it up as normal the screen remained >>> black and the fans started to roar. Held the off switch down for 5 >>> seconds and it shut down. left it for a while, unplugged everything, >>> switched it on. The light came on, very slightly pulsing, but no >>> chime. Dark screen. After about a minute the fans came on again, so >>> shut it down again. Repeated the process a couple of times. >>> >>> Thinking there may be a dust build up inside I tried to get the back >>> off, loosened the three screws, but couldn't get the back >>> off...seems very tight and I didn't want to wriggle it too much. >>> >>> Opinions sought. Is there an easy solution that I'm overlooking? >>> >>> Cheers >>> Mike >> >> >> Mike Murray and Lesley Silvester >> TimeTrackers >> East Fremantle >> Western Australia >> >> Tel 08 9339 8078 >> Fax 08 9339 0519 >> >> British and Australian genealogical and historical research, >> education, publishing and film-making >> >> www.timetrackers.com.au >> >> >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Unsubscribe - wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au','','','')">wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au> > > > >-- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >Unsubscribe - wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au','','','')">wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au> >) -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au>
